Dissertation Research: The Role of Overseas Remittances in Village Economy

该项目支持一个文化的论文研究 来自夏威夷大学的人类学家，他将研究 汇款作为汤加家庭战略的作用， 波利尼西亚王国。 汇款，即寄给亲戚的钱 在其他国家的移民工人，越来越重要 在许多第三世界国家。 这项研究将确定 在多大程度上移徙和汇款被用作 实现家庭目标的战略;将记录汇款 收入纳入村经济;并将分析 汇款如何影响村庄社会组织。 用方法 包括参与观察、政府档案研究 统计数据，与村民的正式生活史访谈，以及 家庭资源调查。 这项研究将阐明汇款在发展中国家的作用， 当地社区的经济生活， 离开了 它将为有关人士提供有用的信息 汇款收入对贫穷社会的影响 因为价值观和关注促使某些人 迁徙而其他人留在家里。 这种知识可以 概括来帮助我们理解一个国家内的移民 (i.e.,美国南北之间，以及国家之间。

This project supports the dissertation research of a cultural anthropologist from the University of Hawaii who will study the role of remittances as a household strategy in Tonga, a small Polynesian kingdom. Remittances, meaning money sent to relatives by migrant workers in other countries, are increasingly important in many Third World countries. This research will identify the extent to which migration and remittances are employed as a strategy to meet household goals; will document how remittance income is incorporated into the village economy; and will analyze how remittances affect village social organization. Methods used include participant observation, archival research on government statistics, formal life-history interviews with villagers, and a survey of household resources. This research will illuminate the role of remittances in the economic life of the local community from which the emigrants departed. It will provide useful information to people concerned about the impact of remittance income on poor societies as well as the values and concerns that impel certain individuals to migrate while others stay home. This kind of knowledge can generalize to help us understand migration within one country (i.e., between north and south USA) as well as between countries.